Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in the intercritical phase of hereditary periodic fevers and its relationship with the MIF-173G/C polymorphism

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-310

  Rigante, D ^a   Flex, A ^a   Federico, G ^a   Pola, R ^a   Candelli, M ^a   Manna, R ^a   Pugliese, A L ^a   Cerquaglia, C ^a   Compagnone, A ^a   Stabile, A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GENOMIC DNA; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOINFLAMMATORY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNICITY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEREDITARY PERIODIC FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA D AND PERIODIC FEVER SYNDROME; ITALY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CYTOSINE; DNA; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GUANINE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION-INHIBITORY FACTORS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 34548324269     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740701218816     Document Type: Article

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